PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Pigeon Forge High School pitcher and Tennessee commit Dylan Loy threw a perfect game in dominant fashion on Friday night against Johnson County in a 16-0 win.
Loy's perfect game came in a five-inning run-rule victory where he threw 66 pitches and dealt 15 strikeouts.
"I didn't really see it happening that way, to be honest with you," Loy said.
Tigers' head coach Mike Guinn said he has seen four or five perfect games in his time at Pigeon Forge, but none have been more dominant than Loy's.
"I mean, he struck them all out," Guinn said.
Loy's perfect game came in less-than-perfect conditions, as both teams battled the elements throughout the game.
"Me and my catcher, Conner Catlett were out there throwing, warming up in the pouring rain," Loy said.
His approach to dealing with the weather was simple: make sure to have a dry ball.
"We had towels, rubbing them down and everything," Loy said. "In five innings, I would say [we went through] 15 [baseballs] or so."
His performance punched a ticket to the school's sectional series against Sweetwater on Wednesday, May 17.
He is a University of Tennessee commit in the Class of 2023.
Loy was the Gatorade Tennessee Baseball Player of the Year last season and led the Tigers to the state championship game. Pigeon Forge has reached the state finals each of the last two seasons.